Vancouver Bus and Transit System
Trans Link is Metro Vancouver’s regional transportation authority. They are the main company for regional transit in Vancouver. They offer cycling and commuting options as well as Air Care and the subway which is called the Canada line or the Skytrain.
Trans Link is also responsible for the Major Road Network (MRN) and regional cycling routes together with all the municipalities in Metro Vancouver. Trans Link plans, finances and manages all the local public transit in addition to major regional roads and bridges, all the way from Pemberton to Hope.
Trans Link is committed to a regional transportation system that is green and sustainable. Each aspect of Trans Link is committed to being environmentally responsible: by encouraging people to get out of their cars.
Plan your trip on the Bus, Seabus and Skytrain: its easy and affordable!
Go to www.translink.bc.ca and follow the links under Schedules and Maps-Trip Planner.
Translink also has service to Port Moody, Coqutilam, Pitt Meadows, Maple Meadows, Port Haney and Mission; see West Coast Express under Schedules and Maps:
http://tripplanning.translink.ca
Trans Link Customer Information: 7 days a week
6:30 a.m. - 11:30 p.m.
604.953.3333
West Vancouver is its own municipality and they have their own transit company:
Public Blue Bus Transit: www.westvancouver.ca
221 Lloyd Avenue,
North Vancouver, V7P 3M2
604-985-7777
If you want to spend a few more bucks and have all the planning done for you, take the Big Bus.
You can hop on and hop off as you like with your 2 day pass. Fare on the Big Bus includes discounted prices for local sights: the Vancouver Aquarium, the Grouse Mountain Gondola, the Capilano Suspension Bridge, the Vancouver Art Gallery, and Harbour Cruises, so once you buy your Big Bus 2 day pass you can get BIG savings on these attractions.
Plus, you avoid the lineups for tickets!
The Aquabus
The Aquabus is a privately owned company that offers commuter service and sightseeing boat rides across False Creek. Get downtown or to Granville Island without going over the Granville Bridge! http://www.theaquabus.com/